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Start Up and Stay Up – How Small Businesses Survive & Thrive

The Startup Magazine

I started my Philadelphia area home appraising business in 2006. Word quickly spread of his high-quality work and demand for his services grew. Since then it has grown to serve the tri-state New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware areas, but I still consider it a small business and my employees, more like a family.

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Here’s Why We Fell in Love with Draft

Both Sides of the Table

As the demands of my professional career grew my fantasy football record went down. So the annual draft became an event that I had to prepare for, learn which rookies would get playing time, look at stats, spend hours doing the actual draft and then keep tabs on it weekly. But it still takes time.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Sapient

Austin Startup

Instead, an idea for smart outlets, conceived while he was still a student at University of Pennsylvania, evolved into Sapient Industries, based in Philadelphia, Penn., and launched in April 2017.

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Finalist Women and Minority Entrepreneurs Named in VCAP Program

David Teten

By excising just the tumor and leaving the rest of the organ, surgeons can help patients reduce the risk of early mortality, reduce patient complications, reduce costs of healthcare, and reduce the backlogged demand for kidney donations.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. As a full-time professor and center director, there simply wasn’t enough time in the day (or week) to meet the overwhelming demand. Thanks to Sheryl Green, Sheryl Green Speaks ! #3-

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Is Your Startup E-Commerce Business Destined to Grow This Year?

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Businesses wanting to take advantage of closer-to-normal consumer demand will need to get ready. Other data can help you respond quickly to changing customer preferences or better forecast how demand will evolve over the rest of the year. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and dog, Bear. Make CX a Top Priority.